Yehudah Leib Landau

Yehudah Leib Landau (or Yehudah Loeb Landau (1866-1942) was a rabbi, scholar, poet and playwright.

Interestingly Dr Landau was the chief rabbi in Johannesburg from 1903-1915 and later Chief Rabbi of the Federation of Synagogues. One of his later plays, Israel Besh't , was probably written and certainly published (and possibly performed?) while he was living in Johannesburg. Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Leib (1866-1942) was the rabbi of Johannesburg and a rabbi in Manchester. He wrote several plays, among them 'Bar Kokhba', 'The End of Jerusalem' and more. He studied at the University of Vienna and the seminar for rabbis. He served as honorary president of the Zionist Federation in South Africa and as a professor in the University of Johannesburg. Don Isaac Abravanel, two rare books 1. A historical play in five acts by Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Leib Landau, New-York 1919. The play is about the life of Don Isaac Abravanel after the expulsion from Spain, with his arrival in Naples. Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Leib (1866-1942) was the rabbi of Johannesburg and a rabbi in Manchester. He wrote several plays, among them 'Bar Kokhba', 'The End of Jerusalem' and more. He studied at the University of Vienna and the seminar for rabbis. He served as honorary president of the Zionist Federation in South Africa and as a professor in the University of Johannesburg. 112 pp. Condition: Very good.

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